Definitions
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- adjective A mix of
English ,Yiddish ,Hebrew , and other languages spoken by manyOrthodox Jews . - adjective Relating to a Yeshiva.
- adjective Relating to the culture of Haredi Jews.
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Examples
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Baltimore's Orthodox community is very largely "yeshivish" or "black hat," two insider terms referring to non-Hasidic Jews who are stricter in their observance than Modern Orthodoxy.
Archive 2007-04-01 Kylopod 2007
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Baltimore's Orthodox community is very largely "yeshivish" or "black hat," two insider terms referring to non-Hasidic Jews who are stricter in their observance than Modern Orthodoxy.
Ultra-Beautiful Kylopod 2007
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I think the fact that TOV exists in the first place speaks to the very heart of the issue - it is comprised of "yeshivish" people who have decided to make a statement and move away from the path Gimmel is taking, as you say.
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One comment is written in such "yeshivish" that I thought it was intended as a spoof until I saw that the writer is a Torah Reader at a synagogue in the Hamptons:
Shira Dicker: Hook Up vs. Shut Up: Yeshiva University’s Sex Story Controversy Shira Dicker 2011
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One comment is written in such "yeshivish" that I thought it was intended as a spoof until I saw that the writer is a Torah Reader at a synagogue in the Hamptons:
Shira Dicker: Hook Up vs. Shut Up: Yeshiva University’s Sex Story Controversy Shira Dicker 2011
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One comment is written in such "yeshivish" that I thought it was intended as a spoof until I saw that the writer is a Torah Reader at a synagogue in the Hamptons:
Shira Dicker: Hook Up vs. Shut Up: Yeshiva University’s Sex Story Controversy Shira Dicker 2011
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So unless one is yeshivish I was raised with no religious training at all, zero synagogue affiliation, or can attend a rabbinical school like JTS, HUC or Hebrew College, one is SOL.
Towards a new understanding of Secular Jewishness | Jewschool 2007
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The Forward has a cute article on the yeshivish dialect.
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First I hate to break the news to you but unless your a yeshivish guy with money you will probably be going on dates for several more years.
Aish.com 2010
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First I hate to break the news to you but unless your a yeshivish guy with money you will probably be going on dates for several more years.
Aish.com 2010
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